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j (r; Tuesday, June 27, 1995 v: WSU: Facultystudent By Alan Gustaveson Signpost staff writer People unfamiliar with Lyall Crawford may never see through his smile the concern he feels about a possible change in policy regarding faculty student relationships.Though this professor of interpersonal communications goes about his business dressed casually, usually sporting sunglasses, shorts and a backpack, he fears the way teachers interact with students may soon change due to the implementation of a new university policy. Weber State University is one of many universities across the country preparing to adopt controversial policies suggesting amorous faculty and student relationships are a "bad idea." Though many, along with Crawford, applaud the policy's goal of reducing the occurrences of sexual harassment on campus, not all are convinced that the p o l i cy w i 1 1 d o a v a y w i th t he p rob-lem of faculty-to-student harassment without causing many damaging side-effects. Bernice Sandler, director of the Project of the Status and Education of Women in Washington, t I "Some of these things should be left to the faculty and to the departments. The policy is overprotective ... by not giving persons who come into the classroom credit for being able to make choices and being intelligent about the kinds of relationships they develop." Lyall Crawford says most of sexual harassment on campus is made up of harassment from professors. She said that 95 percent of all harassment consists of male faculty and staff victimizing female students. Crawford claims that the atmosphere created by such policies can cause fear in teachers, stifling well-intended, natural behavior."When you start having so many policies coming down it re-ally does start to sort of shut down what could be very genuine spontaneous behavior," he said. Nationally, other faculties express similar concern. The May 19 issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education included the following reaction to a policy at Iowa State University banning student-fac 1 BRIAN NICHOLSONTKt relationships 'bad idea' ulty relationships. "Mr. Gardner says Iowa's policy has led to a certain paranoia among his colleagues. Even meeting with a student to talk about class over a coffee or a beer is suspect." While the policy in force at the Iowa State University prohibits faculty members from dating students, WSU's policy, now being considered by the President's Council, only discourages such relationships, saying they "can create problems." In a recent Issues Forum meeting, Barry Comberg, director of the Affirmative Action Committee at WSU, read from the proposed policy. The policy identifies "conflict of interest" and "validity of consent" as two problems IX The boys of summer are back The Ogden Raptors closed out their first home stand of the 1995 Pioneer League season and fell to 4-5 with a loss to the Helena Brewers Sunday night. The Raptors will return on Thursday to face Idaho Falls at Serge B. Simmons Field at 7 p.m. SIGNPOST faculty student relationships create.Gomberg said that the policy requires that "alternate arrangements" be made in such instances. "The individual who is in the position of power or authority and responsibility should go to their supervisor and make sure that any responsibility that individual has for evaluating the subordinate, who is their lover, should be removed and handled in some other manner," he said. By restricting the power the lover in the high authority position has over the subordinate, WSU's policy expects to sa feguard itself from situations similar to one highlighted at Penn State by the Oct. 19, 1994 issue of the Chronicle. A professor of economics began dating a second year graduate student in the same program dispute whether the professor's lover received preferential treatment.The article reads, "One woman, who was a graduate student with Ms.Statchel (the woman involved in the relationship), said other students had questioned privately whether she had received favor- Sce Relationships pae 3 Volume 58 Number 2 Quick Takes A&E Utah Musical Theatre kicks off summer season with 'Oliver.1 See page 6 Features Past studentbody presidents bring Olympic dream home to Utah. See page 2 Opinion New ballpark would revive extinct downtown Ogden. See page 4 iff 'V Sports Ogden Raptors dig in for another year. See "i('svs 7 j Weather Tuesday Sunny 80s60s Wednesday Sunny 90s60s k 0! I 11 ... 7 ,fC

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j (r; Tuesday, June 27, 1995 v: WSU: Facultystudent By Alan Gustaveson Signpost staff writer People unfamiliar with Lyall Crawford may never see through his smile the concern he feels about a possible change in policy regarding faculty student relationships.Though this professor of interpersonal communications goes about his business dressed casually, usually sporting sunglasses, shorts and a backpack, he fears the way teachers interact with students may soon change due to the implementation of a new university policy. Weber State University is one of many universities across the country preparing to adopt controversial policies suggesting amorous faculty and student relationships are a "bad idea." Though many, along with Crawford, applaud the policy's goal of reducing the occurrences of sexual harassment on campus, not all are convinced that the p o l i cy w i 1 1 d o a v a y w i th t he p rob-lem of faculty-to-student harassment without causing many damaging side-effects. Bernice Sandler, director of the Project of the Status and Education of Women in Washington, t I "Some of these things should be left to the faculty and to the departments. The policy is overprotective ... by not giving persons who come into the classroom credit for being able to make choices and being intelligent about the kinds of relationships they develop." Lyall Crawford says most of sexual harassment on campus is made up of harassment from professors. She said that 95 percent of all harassment consists of male faculty and staff victimizing female students. Crawford claims that the atmosphere created by such policies can cause fear in teachers, stifling well-intended, natural behavior."When you start having so many policies coming down it re-ally does start to sort of shut down what could be very genuine spontaneous behavior," he said. Nationally, other faculties express similar concern. The May 19 issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education included the following reaction to a policy at Iowa State University banning student-fac 1 BRIAN NICHOLSONTKt relationships 'bad idea' ulty relationships. "Mr. Gardner says Iowa's policy has led to a certain paranoia among his colleagues. Even meeting with a student to talk about class over a coffee or a beer is suspect." While the policy in force at the Iowa State University prohibits faculty members from dating students, WSU's policy, now being considered by the President's Council, only discourages such relationships, saying they "can create problems." In a recent Issues Forum meeting, Barry Comberg, director of the Affirmative Action Committee at WSU, read from the proposed policy. The policy identifies "conflict of interest" and "validity of consent" as two problems IX The boys of summer are back The Ogden Raptors closed out their first home stand of the 1995 Pioneer League season and fell to 4-5 with a loss to the Helena Brewers Sunday night. The Raptors will return on Thursday to face Idaho Falls at Serge B. Simmons Field at 7 p.m. SIGNPOST faculty student relationships create.Gomberg said that the policy requires that "alternate arrangements" be made in such instances. "The individual who is in the position of power or authority and responsibility should go to their supervisor and make sure that any responsibility that individual has for evaluating the subordinate, who is their lover, should be removed and handled in some other manner," he said. By restricting the power the lover in the high authority position has over the subordinate, WSU's policy expects to sa feguard itself from situations similar to one highlighted at Penn State by the Oct. 19, 1994 issue of the Chronicle. A professor of economics began dating a second year graduate student in the same program dispute whether the professor's lover received preferential treatment.The article reads, "One woman, who was a graduate student with Ms.Statchel (the woman involved in the relationship), said other students had questioned privately whether she had received favor- Sce Relationships pae 3 Volume 58 Number 2 Quick Takes A&E Utah Musical Theatre kicks off summer season with 'Oliver.1 See page 6 Features Past studentbody presidents bring Olympic dream home to Utah. See page 2 Opinion New ballpark would revive extinct downtown Ogden. See page 4 iff 'V Sports Ogden Raptors dig in for another year. See "i('svs 7 j Weather Tuesday Sunny 80s60s Wednesday Sunny 90s60s k 0! I 11 ... 7 ,fC